I Don’t Get It
At 1417 Hours on July 24th, 2017, a fire began on the 26th floor of the Marco Polo condominiums in Honolulu, Hawaii. Before it was over, 4 people were killed, and 13 others injured. The fire damaged or destroyed over 200 units in the 568-unit, 36-story building.
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Words Matter
Like all NFPA documents Chapter three of NFPA 25, The Standard for Inspection Testing and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems contains definitions. This chapter is much more important than most understand. Definitions are broken into two categories in NFPA 25, if a definition cannot be found in the standard, we must use Merriam-Webster.
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Hydrostatic Testing: Changes to NFPA 25 Over the Decades
When is hydrostatic testing of standpipe systems and fire department connections required in accordance with NFPA 25, The Standard for Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems?
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Fire Service Hose-Lines and NFPA 14 Requirements
We design buildings using the codes and standards and often assume that meets the needs of the fire service.
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